Still settling your colors? Start with our complete guide to choosing your wedding palette — the 5-step method and the 2026 palettes — then come back for the seasonal details.
Spring is the most popular wedding season in the US — and the one where flowers do the most heavy lifting. This guide covers the best spring wedding flowers, the palettes that photograph beautifully in soft spring light, and the practical logistics that catch spring couples off guard. Part of our four-season series: see also summer, fall, and winter guides.
Spring weddings (March–May) lean on flowers more than any other season. The weather is unpredictable, venues are still shaking off winter, and the landscape itself is in bloom — so floral styling carries the entire visual story. Three things define spring wedding florals:
Three palettes dominate spring weddings, all available as coordinated collections:
Spring is peak season for some of the most-requested wedding flowers — meaning fresh versions are at their cheapest, and silk versions are easy to coordinate year-round:
For a full ranking of wedding flowers with meanings and seasons, see our most popular wedding flowers guide.
Bouquets: Loose, hand-tied garden style with peonies and ranunculus as the heroes, sweet pea and ferns as texture. Trailing ribbon in silk or organza. See our bridal bouquets for spring-palette options, or build your own with a DIY kit.
Centerpieces: Low, abundant arrangements in footed bowls or vintage compotes — spring favors "garden gathered" over tall and structured. Mix blush and cream blooms with plenty of fresh greenery.
Ceremony: Spring arches lean asymmetric and organic — a corner cluster of peonies and greenery rather than a fully covered arch. Aisle styling with potted greenery or scattered petals from our rose petals collection.
"Spring" covers three very different months — each shifts what's available and what photographs well:
Silk flowers flatten these month-to-month differences completely — a March wedding can have full peonies, and a May couple pays no peak-season premium.
Spring is a close call between fresh and silk — fresh flowers are at their most abundant, but the season's volatility tips many couples toward silk:
For the full cost comparison across all flower types, see our wedding flowers cost guide.
Peonies (April–June), ranunculus (March–May), tulips (February–April), sweet peas, lilac, wisteria, and garden roses. These are at their cheapest and most available in spring — or use silk versions to lock the look regardless of timing.
Soft pastels photograph best in spring's gentle light: blush pink, cream, lavender, butter yellow, and sage green. Avoid heavily saturated jewel tones — they fight the season's soft natural lighting.
Fresh peonies have a narrow April–June window. A wedding in early March or late June may miss it entirely, or pay 3× for imported stems. Silk peonies look identical in photos and are available year-round at a fixed price.
Spring is the busiest wedding season — florists book 9–12 months ahead. If DIY-ing with silk flowers, you can order 2–3 months out and assemble at your own pace, avoiding the peak-season crunch.
Start with a spring palette, then build piece by piece:
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